Roma Tag

The Turtle’s Pace Wins the Race

Well, getting into this larger canvas has been very exciting for me. Just the act of using my entire arm (as opposed to just the wrist) to paint feels powerful and how painting was meant to be. The Old Casale60x75 cmwork in progress I was sure I

There’s No Painting Like Home

Do you ever do something repeatedly? Why?I keep going back to this place to paint it over and over again. Why?It's just across from my studio, this bit of countryside in the middle of a chaotic city. But more importantly the light, the enormous pine tree, those

Favorite Places in Rome

What's your favorite place in Rome?Some of you already know and then some of you are like me, undecided.I'm always adding to and changing my list of favorite places around the city, but surely this place is up there on the list: San Lorenzo.Morning at

Day 38: Repeats

Today back out in the field I was prepared with my mud boots.Although it was raining on and off I just wanted to get out there in between showers. Being inside just causes me to get lazy and the computer work waiting for me was

Day 39: On the Run

Painting on the run is not something I recommend, unless you  have no choice of course.That is just what happened while painting this small broccoli patch out in this field lot yesterday.Fall in the Broccoli Patch6x8"Oil on Panel© Kelly Medford, 2012It was a gorgeous fall

Day 42: Step-By-Step

That's how everything we do gets accomplished: one step at a time, right?This is what I was thinking about today when I went out painting. Doing it everyday, sometimes I lose sight of how many steps I've taken to get where I am now. 1,000?

Day 47: Changing Seasons

The weather is really changing now. The front page of today's paper had Rome's mayor out lining the river with sand bags to protect against the predicted coming storms. Fall is here in a big way and today it was all about the clouds.October Clouds, Acqua

Day 48: Be Prepared

The scout motto "Be Prepared" is exactly what came to mind while out painting today.Why?Rain.When the founder of The Scouts Baden-Powell created this motto he had 2 things in mind: to be prepared mentally and to be ready with everything you need. The motto literally

Day 51: On the Corner in Trastevere

This little one is from the renowned neighborhood Trastevere. Anyone who has been to Rome has most likely visited this part of town and loved it immediately. It's just what you think of when you think of Italy: old with narrow cobbled streets, vines growing